Bête Noire is the seventh solo studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry. It was a commercial and critical success, peaking at number 9 in the UK and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry. The first single, “The Right Stuff”—a collaboration with Johnny Marr adapted from the Smiths’ instrumental B-side “Money Changes Everything”—was the album’s only top-40 entry in the UK, peaking at No. 37. The second single, “Kiss and Tell” made it to the U.S. top 40 (becoming Ferry’s only solo single to chart in the U.S. Top 40). The song also appeared in the film Bright Lights, Big City. The third and final single, “Limbo”, peaked at No. 86 in the UK. The promotional video for the single “Kiss and Tell” features the models Denice Lewis (who is also featured on the single’s cover photograph), Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies.
1. Limbo
2. Kiss & Tell
3. New Town
4. Day For Night
5. Zamba
6. The Right Stuff
7. Seven Deadly Sins
8. The Name of the Game
9. Bete Noire